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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1954-02-05, Page 3aQ, d 4 t• i, ,.. r 1 1, I fe 4.eeeees- ,nY 11 �IC s. ` �il�,.ItiGIHttiY�l� I� mj F' 11 11 )ls r ,u lattlatAID : iiin a lleEuchreClub The Elimville Euchre Club met at the balk Friday evenings during January with le tables in .play. Hosts for the parties 'were Jud. Dy(kemaie Alan Johns, Franklin Rkinner. and Alvin Pym. Winners .for ladies were Mrs. William Johns, Mrs. John Miners, Mrs. Gilbert -Johns awl Verde Kellet. Winners for men were: Alvin Cooper, Alvin Pym, Harold Bell and Hubert Hun- ter. Consolation ,prizes went to eaank'lin Skinner, Bob Johns, Gor- .dlon Penhare and John Miners. The .president for 1954 is John Miners^ .secretary, Helen Bell; treasurer, •Gilbert Johns. • Societies Meet The W.M.S. and W.A. met at the .home of Mrs. Newton Clarke last •week. Twenty-seven ladies answer- ed the roll cal/ •by paying of fees. Veteran's CAB GEORGE H. M (.LER, Prop. Passengers Insured Phone 362 SEAFORTH After Midnight, 230 )3.41ge n4ct 'NM; 41)444 fe and ] . and: Mrs,' Stewart .11Moi left' this week for 4'1 04 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kirkby and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bennett, Clin- ton, have returned after Spending. the past three weeks in Florida. Mrs. Charles Stephen and Mrs. E. Skinner had charge of the mis- sionary devotional program.• Mrs.' Lynn gave a reading; Mrs. Ross Skinner reviewed a portion of the study book and Mrs. William Johns had charge of the •business. Quilts are to be quilted in the church, with a pot -luck supper, on Feb. 6. Mrs. Ross Skinner had charge •of the W.A. business. A ladies' quar- tette, including Mrs. Delbridge„ Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. :Gilfilian and MTs. Walters, sang; and readings were given by Mrs. C. Seepdhen and Mrs. Phil Hern. Lunch was serv- ed at the close. Mrs. Thomas Bell, who spent six weeks ,at Long Island, New York, with her daughters, returned to her home in. Exeter this week, after spending the weekend with. her family here. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Dilling and Larry and Ross :Dilling, of London, spent the weekend with their par- ents, Mr. and, Mrs. Austin Dilling. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coutis and) son, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs.. Har- gTdl Flnkbeiner and sons, of Ship- ka, .and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kers- lake, Edwin, Donnie and baby Joyce, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl IC'oultis. • PAINTING n • PAPERHANGING • STEAMSTRIPPING Have your Interior Work Done during Winter Months,, See the 1954' Paper Book! GEORGE COYNE Phone '57 • '. R.R. 3, Dublin Streamline Your Work .. . ... Stamp It To Speed It 4 — Let Us Supply You With - Rubber Starnps And All Types Of Marking Devices Rubber Stamps Made to Order . . . Bank Stamps ... Circular, Oval and Rectangular Stamps :.. Stamps with Changeable Dates and. Numbers . . . Signature Stamps . . . Die Plates for All Purposes . . Printing'? Wheels . . NuanlQering Machines . ° . Stamp Racks . The Huron Expositor Phone 41 Seaforth SENSATIONAL Clearance of Electrical Appliances PRICES DRASTICALLY REDUCED ! Save up to $150.00 ,Rj. ' 8.5 Cubic Foot • SERVEL REFRIGERATOR Regularly $475 • . Cut to $32' 10.5 Cubic Foot • HUDSON REFRIGERATOR , Used for 6 Months Only $275 • SERVEL WONDERBAR with Legs, NEW, Originally $189 — Cut to S100 • WESTINGHOUSE LAUNDROMAT Originally $389 Cut to $2915 Used Heavy -Duty 4 -Burner ELECTRIC RANGE A Big Buy at Only $60.00 G -E KETTLES On Sale at $11.50 G -E IRONS On Sale at $11.50 THREE Used NEW COFFEE RANGETTE PERCOLATORS Terrific Buy at $25.00 Reg. $29.95 for $19.95 ALL OTHER SMALL APPLIANCES AT 20% DISCOUNT CLARKE IL FUSS ELECTRIC HENSALL Phone 124 eENSALL • • Mrs. H. MoO regor, of Kippea, has been. forwarded details of the pass - trig in 'Winnipeg, Man., recently of Thomas Acheetus, former Teel - dent oP Kippen. Thomas S. Acheson, 77, agri ul- tural agent of the''Canadian Pacific Railway at Winnipeg from ' 1914 until 1946, when he retired on pen- sion, died Wednesday evening in Victoria Hospital. MT. Acheson had been with the railroad 51 years. He' could boast that not a anile of railroad was built • in the West since 1914 that he hadn't been over the ground before the steel went drown. By buckboard, canoe and on foot, he reconnoitred territory in which it was proposed to build (branch lines. One trip he ,liked) to talk about was 2,4Q0 miles, 1,799 miles of it on foot and the _remainder by canoe, along the Beaver River when a line was proposed from Prince Albert to . Edmonton, via Lac La Biche. Mr. Acheson inaugurated the C. P. Rt's 'weather and crop summary in 1904 at the direction of Sir Wil- liam Whyte, then chief operating officer in the West, as the •firrat trustworthy and regular crop report and ran "Better Farming Trains," which sometimes stayed on .the the road two months before the days of agricultural colleges. As general agricultural agent Mr. Acheson was responsible for the formation of the. first. bays', ands girls' calf clubs. - forerunners' of the present Junior Farmer Clubs. :Born in Durham,, Ont., son, of Rev. Samuel Acheson; a Presby- terian minister, he •spent hie early years in Kippen, Ont., and on bis grandfather's farm at Virden, Manitoba. His wife was the for- mer Mary Elizabeth Croll, daughter of Rev. R. M. Croll, a Presbyterian minister at Simcoe, Ont. Mr. Acheson started with the C.P.R. in 1895 at Marquette, Man„ as night operator awl' two years later :helped string the telegraph wire to Pincher Creek ahead of the crow line through southern Al- berta and became the only tele- grapher of • Fort Macleod. He later became travelling freight agent and general grain agent (before his appointment as general agricultural agent in 1914. A veteran.of the First World War he served overseas for four years as a captain with the 78th Batta- lion, Winnipeg. Grenadiers. He received the military O.B.E., two mentions in despatches and was once wounded. He belonged to the 78th Battalion Officers Club, the Manitoba Club and Prince Rupert Lodge A.F. and A.M. In 19.1.4 the Blood lndians he had known' since his days as a young telegrapher, conferred on him the honorary title of Chief Iron Horse at a Sun Dance ceremony near Cardston. His daughter, wife of the man- ager director of Demerara Bauxite, and' two grandchildren, have also been initiated' ipto the tribe. After his retirement from the C.P.R., Mr. Acheson became Cana- dian Public Relations represent?, tive for The Reader's Digest, of which his cousin, Mrs. Lila Ache- son Wallace, is a co-founder. , Mr. Acheson and his wife cele- brated their golden wedding an- niversary two years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mary Elizabeth; a son, Samuel Croll Acheson, Vermilion, Alta.; a daughter, MTs. H. Vance Echols, Georgetown. British 'Guiana; eve gran'd'children; a brother, S. M. Acheson, Winnipeg; a sister, Mrs. G. C. Cobb, Vancouver. Funeral service was held at 2:15 p.m. Saturday in A. B. Gardiner Funeral Home. Burial was in St. John's Cathedral Cemetery. HENSALL Lorne Hay, fuuisall, was arjipoins ee secretary -treasurer of South Huron `• Agricultural Society at a meeting of the directors held in Hensall. Mr. Hay will replace Dick 1ltherington, who resigned'. Wm. Decker, the new president, took the chair and announced that the annual spring stock show wll be held the latter part of May. • You are reminded of tee month- ly meeting to take place in the Legion rooms. Wednesday night, February 10. Mrs. R. H. Middleton and) Mrs. H. Horton are hostesses. Roll call will ,be, "A Canadian book and its author." Mir. Robert Bruce Cameron will give a travelogue, dealing with his recent visit in Scotland. The ladies have secured as guest speaker, Mr. A. Y. Mc- Lean, of Seaforth. You are urged to be present. Last Sunday morning Rev. W. J. Rogers: presented a challenging ad- dress entitled, "The Church With the Troublesome Woman." The speaker emphasize& the outstand- ing utstanding :Christian principles exercised by Lydia, founder of the church at Thryntira, and on the other band, depicted) the unscrupulous and wicked life of Jezebel,/ The subject listed- 'next Sbndtay morning is "The Dead •('harsh," these being a series of topics deal- ing with "The Church The choir anthem was "Love Divine." The evening service was: withdrawn in favoo of Carmel Presbyterian Church. Services oext Sunday will be as usual at 11 o'clock and 7 p.m., C'hiselhurst at 3 o'clock. Mr. Rogers will be in charge. • On Sunday night,, • February 7, Carmel Y.PS. will be host to' other Y.P. groups of the district. Rev. E. L. Heinrich, of Zurich, will .be guest speaker. A little girl was explaining to her younger brother that it was wrong to work on Sundays. "What about policemen?" asked the boy. "They have to work on' Sundays. Don't they go to heav- en?" "Of course not," she replied. "They're not needed there" t1 »w�nr<„A,rfr at Yate tr M NOTICE ! Salvage WANTED. WE WILL PICK UP Iron and AI :KInds of Metal, Rags Highest Cash Prices Paid LOUIS' HILDEBRAND District Weddings DALTON - HULLEY WALTON-Duff s United Church, Walton, was the scene of a pretty wedding, on Saturday, January 30, at 11 o'clock, when Rev. W. M. Thomas united in marriage, Janice Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hulley, and Douglas Dal- ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dal- ton, Wlalton. The bride was given in marriage by her father and was gowned in a ballerina -length dress of white silk illusion over white satin, the fitted bodice being of white Chantilly lace, studded with rhinestones, and was strapless. She wore a white lace bolero, and carried a white Bible, which, was centred with an American rose. and had white streamers. Mrs. David Muir, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and was gowned in shrimp shade silk over taffeta, ballerina style, a fitted bod- ice of Chantilly lace which was trimmed wath rhinestones and pearlss and was strapless. She wore a matching stole and head, dress of illusion. Her flowers were blue tinted roses and lilies of the valley. The groomsmrdn was Mr. James Bolger, of Walton. The groom's gifts to the bride was a rhinestone necklace and ear- rings, and to the groomsman, cig- arette lighter and case. The reception was held at the home of the bride's parents for 25 guests. The dining -room was nice- ly decoraterl with pink and white streamers and white bells and bas- kets of .pink and. white roses. The table was centred with the wedding cake and tall pink candles in crys- tal holders. The.bride's mother received the •guests; in navy nylon sheer, wear- ing a corsage of pink rosebuds, and was assisted by the groom's mother in a French blue silk crepe gown, with a corsage of red roses. Mrs. Nelson Marks and Mrs. Gordon Holt, of Wroxeter, were the wait- resses. Guests were present from Barrie, Blyth, Londesboro, Sea- forth, Stratford and Walton. Fol- lowing a motor trip to Toronto and the United States, Mr. and M1 -s. Dalton will reside near Walton. For travelling the bride wore a mauve topcoat with black velvet trim with winter white accessories. ycione i WOAA to Start in Round Robin Series 011' Classification play -ode for rho W.O.A.A. Cycline group started this week, team managers decided at a meeting in Exeter Thursday night, The six Intermediate "A" cribs~ will begin their elimination with a round robin series. The two "0" teams will play a .best -of -seven set. to declare a winner: The lone "B" and '4D" clubs receive byes into W.O.A.A. competition. In addition to these play-offs, officials in this grouping hope to stage a series to determine a win- ner of the ILcMillan Trophy, em- blematic of Cyclone supremacy. This series will probably start around the first of March. The "A" clubs -Exeter, Forest, Goderich, Strathroy, St. Marys and Hensall-start with a round, robin series, beginning February 2, to eliminate two teams. The top four clubs and Meaford (only other In- termediate ntermediate "A" team in 'the W.O. A.A.) will play another round rob- in to oust one more team. The re- maining four will compete in posi- tional semi-final series. (i.e. first and third, second and fourth) ami the winners of these will fight it out for the W.O.A.A. Intermediate "A" championship. The two "C" clubs in the Cyclone group-Lucan and Zurich -plan to stage 'a best -of -seven set to decide which team will represent the loop in W.O.A.A. play-offs. Schedule for this series was drawn Monday night at Lucan. The other two Dyclone ciubs- Ilderton and Byron -receive auto- matic byes into the association's playdowns. Ild'erton is the lone "D" club in the group and Byron is the sole "B" representative. Some forest taxation discourages proper forest management. NOTICE! Town of Seaforth PARKING BY ORDER OF POLICE To facilitate snow removal, NO PARKING on the 'Streets of this, Municipality will be allowed -between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. This order will be strictly enforced in accordance with the HighwaY Traffic Act, Section 43, Subsection 9. NOTICE I4 HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipality will not be responsible for any damages caused to parked vehicles as the result of snow removal operations. McMillan Competition • Teams who finish in the six top positions during the regular sche- dule Willcompete for McMillan Cup honors. -A- will be. held early in March to arrange for this series. The McMillan Trophy has been awarded in recent years to the team which finished in first place during the regular season. (Ilder- ton has won the cup for the past two years.) This year, however, officials hope to. stage a play-off for the trophy. Convener Derry Boyle, of Exeter, was chairman for the meeting in the Town Hall, Exeter. Tory Gregg, of Wingham, O.H.A. president, and W.O.A.A. manager, and Hugh Hawkins. of Clinton, past presi- dent of the W.O.A.A., were present. Schedule for the "A" play-offs; February/ 2-Strathroy at Goderich 5-Hensall at Goderich 6-Hensall at Forest St. Marys at Strathroy 8-Goderich at Hensel! 9-Strathroy at Forest 10-God'erich at Exeter Forest at St. Marys 12 -Exeter at Goderich Hensall at St. Marys 13 -Forest at Strathroy 15 -Exeter at Forest 16-Goderich at Strathroy St. Marys at Hensall 17-Strathroy at 1✓xeter St. Marys at Giderieh 1.9 -Forest at Goderich St. Marys at Exeter 20-Hensall at Strathroy 22-Strathroy at .Hensall 23 -Exeter .et Hensall Goderich at Forest 1 24-Strathroy at St. Marys 25 -Forest at Exeter 26-Goderich at St. Marys 27 -St. Marys at Forest Exeter at Strathroy March: 1 -Forest at Hensel' 3-Hensall at Exeter 5 -Exeter at St. Marys Seaforth Group Holds Meeting At Mrs. Haugh's hul511;tn"tfi fid .los,.. 4JOHN A HAY M'ITCIL.--John. 71=Iay, 62, who died at Mitchelit on Sunday at his home on -Adelaide St., was born at Farquhar, and farmed most of :his life in Hibbert township. He wasrunma'rritedu. Surviving are one brother, Thomas, Mitchell:; and three sis- ters, litre. Charles McDoursee; of Stratford; Mrs.,.James Watso , in South Arica, rand Mrs. Jammes Campbell, 'Megaton.' Resting at the Heath Funeral Home, Mitchell, services were 'con- duc•ted Wednesday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. George Lamont, Knox Presby- terian Ohurch, and interment made in Knox Presbyterian Cemetery in Mitchell. J. ENOS HERDMAN EXETER. -J. Enos Herdman, 68, one of the best known farmers of this district, died' suddenly from, a heart attack Thursday night at his home in Uslbor'oe township. He was born at Ellaville, and rived in this section all his life. He farmed for 5) years near Elimmeille, and for the last 21 years had represented an Insur- ance .company. He was a member of Elimville 'United Church. Surviving besides his wife, the former Mable Lonsdale, are two brothers, John, of Exeter; Wiper, Elimville, 'ands one sister,. Mary, of Elimville. Resting at the (Olney Funeral Home, Exeter, services were con- ducted Monday at 2 •p.m. by the Rev. W. J. Moores, and interment made in Exeter Cemetery. The members of the -Seaforth Branch of the Being Well Dressed and Wlell Groomed Club met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Haugh on Wednesday, Jon. 20, for the third meeting, which opened with "0 Canada." The roll call was answered by one indication, of a well-groomed girl. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Mrs. Haugh spoke on pamphlets she is going to get for .the club. Mrs. Muriel Elliott talked on mani- curing and good .grooming. The club was taught to make flat fell seams. and to do fagotting. Betty Ross, demonstrated how to wash a brush and comb. The meeting was adjourned' and lunch was served by Mrs. Haugh and Anne. Hold Fourth Meeting The members met at the home of their assistant leader, Mrs. W. L. Whyte, on Jan. 23 for the fourth meeting which opened by singing, „Change Partners,•, The roll call was answered by a good habit. in care of clothing. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Mrs. Haugh gave many points on care. of clothing. Mrs. Whyte showed how to make a French seam, do the slip stitch and shell hemming. Janet McGregor gave a talk on .posture. Joyce Jewitt dem- onstrated. on Muriel Dale how to apply lipstick correctly, Hothe "as• signments were: finish samples. have slips finished and keep re- cord books up to dae. The meetingadjourned a n d lunch was served by Mrs. Whyte. JOHN C, LEONHARDT BRODHAGEN.-John C. Leon-<. hardt, 81, of Bornholm, who died' in Victoria Hospital 'at. London Sat- urday, farmed in, McKillop town- ship for 25 years, before retiring six years ago. Ile was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brodhagen. Surviving besides his wife, the former Marie W Hoppenrath, are five daughters: Mrs. Howard Os- borne and Mrs Harold Rock, Logan township; Mrs. Gordon Lyon, Lon- don; Mrs. Alvin Haines, Kirkton; Mrs.' Bert Haney, Millerville, Alta.; four brothers, George, McKillop; Henry, Logan; Christopher A. and Charles, Mitchell; and, four sis- ters, Mrs. Clara Rock, Stettler, Alta.; Mrs. Elizabeth Kistner and Mrs. Lena Bennewies, Mitchell, and Mrs. Annie Steinbach, Logan town- ship. ownship. After resting at the Heath Fun- eral Home at Mitchell until Tues- day at 10 a.m., then at 'St. Peter's Lutheran Church, • Brodhagen, where' services were conducted at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Walter Becker. Interment was made in St. Peter's, Lutheran Cemetery. The small boy eame running into the house, wailing at the top of his lungs. Mother: "Why, what's the mat- ter with mother's little .main?" SMell Boy: "I picked up a little b0 and one end of It wasn't in- st1Zated.'► _.• rP Mrs J'a*O M(?: the tele bass I a Tone la bet. WO* The Y,P:'tj, fenv 00 Bogart/xi, ;unkor ' ` rel ier'.e/t "Mama's Baby, Boy' in tire 4a?r,Srr`eh basement. . will: . err er 3oy this three- 4meny: Mr. Allah Haugh,' , 'w.+O,S•A;. Ridge/town, spent the weekend at his home. Mr. Nell Haugh attendek the machinery demonstration at tee Toronto Colisetitn. While there ate 1, visited relatives in that city.• Same local' farmers took the bus trip to seer the machinery demonstration last Thursday. 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